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Currently.
On how I am right now.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
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Why I disclose my mental illness at work.
On choosing to disclose my neurodivergence on job applications and in professional environments despite associated stigma.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
22
Finding angels in diners and bars.
On encountering kind strangers whose timely care saved me.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
6
Laughing at God's plans.
On not being convinced that everything is all a part of a divine plan for our lives.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
13
My heart is heavy but my ass is still fat.
On lamenting about being in the midst of a mixed episode, but trying to look on the bright side.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
23
I’m taking a break from hunching.
On giving up sex while I ride the wave of a mixed episode with bits of depression, hyper-sexuality, and paranoia.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
2
What your mentally ill friends want you to know...
On first-hand experiences of life with mental illness.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
7
When depression joins your morning commute.
On getting through the day as depression looms from the start.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
7
My worst episode of mania led to my diagnosis.
On how I was correctly diagnosed as having Bipolar Disorder 2 after being misdiagnosed as having Major Depressive Disorder.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
10
"By The Time You Read This," a sad review.
On the story I wish Cheslie Kryst told about her silent struggle with mental illness before her death.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
19
What you should know about loving someone who is depressed.
On helpful information to protect your peace while loving someone through a depressive episode.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
15
The beauty of antipsychotics, my happy pills.
On my Bipolar Disorder medication journey and what life has been like while medicated again.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
23
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